A wave of joy and relief washed over Vincenzo.
“Papa is awake?” he breathed, his voice tinged with excitement.
“Yes,” Isabella replied. “He’s awake, and he’s even talking.”
“Pa—”
“My father-in-law is awake?” Camilla interrupted from behind him, cutting Vincenzo off before he could finish speaking.
Vincenzo rolled his eyes but said nothing, deliberately ignoring her.
“It’s a relief that Papa is awake now,” he said, continuing his conversation with Isabella on the phone.
Camilla stepped closer. “Yes, that is a big relief. Since Papa is awake now, let’s go see him together,” she said interrupting Vincenzo’s conversation with Isabella.
“I’ll call you back,” Vincenzo said to Isabella before hanging up.
He turned his full attention to Camilla.
“You are not going anywhere with me,” he
